Sumy

Sumy was founded in the 17th century by Cossacks as a fortress. During long period of time city was one of the centres in Slobozhanschina (historical province between Russia and Ukraine). Now Sumy is a centre of the province (oblast).

By plane

As of today no regular flights to Sumy.

By train

From Kyiv: 4 daily trains
From Kharkiv: 5 daily trains
From Russia: by train Moscow-Sumy or by lot of trains with changing in Konotop (120 km from Sumy)
For timetables see site of the Ukrzaliznytsya

By minibus

Regular comfortable minibuses (marshrutkas) from Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro. You can get one in 2 ways:
1) call to the bus company for the booking place for the mini-bus (+380542600089 to Elit-express, +380509339093 to Sun-auto)
2) go to the place of departure and ask driver about free places. In Kyiv it is close to the central railway station (to the left after exiting from the main entrance). You should seek a minibus (Mercedes or Volkswagen) with Russian tablet "Сумы"

By public transport or by taxi.

Two beautiful central streets (Soborna and Voskresenska), Uvileynyi stadium, river Psel.

• House-museum A.P.Chehova

  phone: +380 542 25-11-96
  address: Chekhova str., 79
  - In 1888-89 the author, Anton Chekhov, lived here, in a western wing.

• John the Baptist Church

  phone: +380 542 25-88-87
  address: Ordzhonikidze str., 87
  - In 1691 a wooden temple was built here. In 1837 by a local noblemen of Lintvarevykh a stone church was built with a bell tower as a parochial temple.

• Ilyinskaya church

  phone: +380 542 22-11-22
  address: Chervonohvardiiska 2 str., 10
  The first, wooden Ilyinskaya church was built to 1705 year. Rebuilt 1836-51.

• Trinity cathedral

  phone: +380 542 22-10-57
  address: Troitska str., 24-A

• Hospital Svyatoy Zinaidy

  address: Troits'ka str., 37
  - Architecture Monument

• Park Druzhby Botanic garden

  address: Shevchenka Ave
  A central place is occupied by a misic fountain, consisting of three round pools, located in different levels, by a diameter from 10 to 20 meters.

• The Roman Catholic Church

  phone: +380 542 22-07-72
  address: Troits'ka str., 6
  - Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• Sumy municipal gallery

  phone: +380 50 405-31-21 (mobile)
  address: Soborna str., 27

• Resurrection of the Saviour Cathedral

  address: Voskresens'ka str., 19
  - Built in 1906, in baroque, stone.

• Spaso-Preobrazhenskij cathedral

  phone: +380 542 22-17-96, +380 542 22-61-23
  address: Soborna str.,31

• Folk museum (Alpinism History)

  address: Soborna str., 37
  - There are more than 6000 objects.

• Art museum

  phone: +380 542 22-71-81, +380 542 22-16-59
  address: Pokrovskaya sq., 1

• Gallery Sumy-art

  phone: +380 67 754 210 (mobile)
  address: Kharkivs'ka str.,30-2

• Mansion Suhanovyh

  address: Petropavlivs'ka str., 5

• Kozhedub Municipal park

• Kupchihin house

  address: Petropavlivs'ka str., 98A

• Heroes Monument

  address: Kirova str.103
  - At the memorial also installed T-34 tank and 122-millimeter Howitzer

• Peter and Paul Church

  address: Kosmodemyanskoi Zoi str.
  - Built in style of classicism.

• Botanical garden of the pedagogical university

  address: 20 rokiv Peremohy str., 23

• St. Panteleimon Church

  phone: +380 542 770454
  address: Romenska str.,1

Go to the Art Museum. One of the best collections in Ukraine: Western, Russian and Ukrainian art.

• Swimming pool of the Sumy polytechnic university

  address: Rimskogo-Korsakova str., 3

• Theater of drama and musical comedy the name of Schepkina

  phone: +380 542 221688, +380 542 224850, +380 542 223014
  address: Teatral'na sq., 1.

• Sumy regional philharmonic (formerly the Nobility Assembly)

  phone: +380 542 22-00-96
  address: Petropavlivs'ka str., 63

• Dynamosport Swimming pool

  phone: +380 542 283678
  address: Kirova str.,23
  - Federation sports organization

• Yanki Sauna and Swimming pool

  phone: +380 63 448-40-19 (mobile), +380 95 478-06-30 (mobile), +380 542 79-03-28
  address: Kostiukivskyi ln., 11

• Miolan Shopping centre

  address: Strilky 1 str.,22

• Toledo Entertaining complex

  phone: +380 542 78-12-78, +380 542 78-12-78, +380 542 78-13-98
  address: Sobornaya str.,44

• Kyiv Department Store

  phone: +380 542 77-08-24
  address: Kooperativnaya str., 1

• Festіval'Shopping centre

  address: Kooperatyvna str., 13

• Vostochnyi ехpress

  phone: +380 542 343839, +380 542 653839
  address: Pryvokzal'na sq., 5/1
  Wi-Fi

• McDonald's

  phone: +380 542 77-10-43
  address: Pokrovskaya sq., 15а
  Wi-Fi

• Tsentralniy Market

  phone: +380 542 60-16-92
  address: Zasumskaya str., 2

Budget

The best way will be rent a flat. Ask at the newspaper kiosk about a newspaper with ads.

• Hotel Pan

  phone: +380 542 61-03-67, +380 542 61-03-70, +380 95 728-84-68 (mobile)
  address: Kyznechnyi proizd, 5

• Hitel Yuvileyniy

  phone: +380 542 2551-33, +380 542 255347
  address: Pryvokzalna sq., 9а

• Khimik hotel

  phone: +380 542 224500, +380 542 619 428, +380 542 223 383
  address: Psel'skaya str.,14
  - ул. Псельская, 14

Mid-range

• Zdybanka

  phone: +380 50 4070844 (mobile), +380 542 604135
  address: Zalyvna str.,7/1,

• Hotel Voskresenskiy

  phone: +380 542 671171, +380 542 671168,
  address: Nezavisimosti sq.,15

• Reikartz Sumy Hotel

  phone: +380 542 22-25-20, +380 542 68-55-01
  address: Voskresenskaya str., 1,

Splurge

• Shafran

  phone: +380 542 671350, +380 542 671363
  address: Zamostians'ka str.,1/4

• State regional scientific library

  phone: +380 542 22-53-97
  address: Heroiv Stalinhrada str., 10
  - Wi-Fi

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